Mississippi · 1981

Top 100 names in Mississippi, 1981, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Jennifer	587
#2	Amanda	469
#3	Jessica	464
#4	Kimberly	337
#5	Tiffany	320
#6	Ashley	243
#7	April	234
#8	Melissa	230
#9	Latoya	217
#10	Angela	214
#11	Crystal	211
#12	Mary	206
#13	Stephanie	200
#14	Brandy	180
#15	Elizabeth	170
#16	Amy	169
#17	Heather	150
#18	Rebecca	144
#19	Emily	138
#20	Sarah	136
#21	Erica	129
#22	Amber	128
#23	Brandi	124
#24	Latasha	123
#25	Courtney	121
#26	Andrea	106
#27	Rachel	104
#28	Leslie	101
#29	Laura	100
#30	Christina	100
#31	Monica	97
#32	Lisa	94
#33	Kelly	92
#34	Katrina	90
#35	Misty	87
#36	Jamie	85
#37	Lauren	85
#38	Michelle	83
#39	Pamela	81
#40	Kristen	79
#41	Natasha	78
#42	Candice	78
#43	Carrie	76
#44	Latonya	75
#45	Christy	74
#46	Shannon	73
#47	Anna	71
#48	Alicia	69
#49	Katherine	67
#50	Nicole	67
#51	Veronica	66
#52	Cassandra	65
#53	Victoria	64
#54	Erin	63
#55	Melanie	63
#56	Julie	60
#57	Wendy	59
#58	Natalie	57
#59	Cynthia	57
#60	Robin	57
#61	Felicia	57
#62	Kristin	56
#63	Samantha	56
#64	Jacqueline	55
#65	Patricia	55
#66	Karen	55
#67	Lindsey	54
#68	Tonya	54
#69	Kristy	54
#70	Tara	53
#71	Sara	53
#72	Casey	53
#73	Candace	51
#74	Yolanda	51
#75	Tabitha	49
#76	Sharon	49
#77	Tammy	48
#78	Tasha	48
#79	Danielle	46
#80	Miranda	45
#81	Tina	45
#82	Allison	44
#83	Kathryn	44
#84	Tracy	43
#85	Dana	42
#86	Linda	41
#87	Krystal	41
#88	Stacey	41
#89	Rhonda	40
#90	Alisha	40
#91	Donna	40
#92	Carla	40
#93	Kristi	40
#94	Lindsay	39
#95	Barbara	39
#96	Lakeisha	39
#97	Lori	38
#98	Stacy	37
#99	Holly	37
#100	Tamara	37

Uniquely popular in Mississippi

Names whose share of births in this state is far above the national share (per 10,000 births).

Name	Births	Per 10k in state	Per 10k nationwide
Shawanda	20	13	1
Tomeka	22	14	1
Lawanda	33	21	2
Lakeshia	20	13	1
Lashanda	23	15	2
Latonya	75	47	6
Angelia	20	13	2
Lashonda	32	20	3
Latanya	21	13	2
Lakesha	31	20	3
Lakeisha	39	25	4
Kenya	25	16	2

Figures are from the U.S. Social Security Administration Popular Baby Names dataset (public domain). Names with fewer than 5 recorded births in a year or state are suppressed by the source.